EcoMaMa thesis opportunities 2007-2008 Suggestions for possible thesis topics Overview of collaborating universities, laboratories and research institutes.

EcoMaMa thesis opportunities

2007-2008

Suggestions for possible thesis topics Overview of collaborating universities, laboratories

and research institutes

Presented by: Griet Neukermans (replacing Natalie Beenaerts until 31/07/2007)

23 March 2007

Thesis Study load Total of whole academic year: 60ECTS

Scientific reporting and didactics: 3 ECTS Thesis: 27 ECTS (from 2007 onwards)

This is almost half of the total study load!!!!!

Extremely important that you identify on time: A thesis topic of your interest An appropriate (co-)promoter and research

institute

23 March 2007

Important stages Identification of research topic and

promoter Submission of abstract Presentation of thesis objectives and

methodology, preliminary results and future perspectives and work load (exam of scientific reporting and didactics)

Final submission of thesis manuscript First session: May (written)+ June/July (oral) Second session: August (written)+ September

(oral)

23 March 2007

Dept. of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (ANCH-VUB)

Research topics Biogeochemical and ecological functioning of

tropical coastal ecosystems Link between biodiversity and

ecological/biogeochemical functioning Contact

F. Dehairs ([email protected]) S. Bouillon ([email protected])

23 March 2007

Dept. of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (ANCH-VUB)

Research topics Sources and sinks of Carbon in seagrass beds:

release and fate of dissolved organic Carbon Contact

F. Dehairs ([email protected]) C. Barron ([email protected])

23 March 2007

VUB-library Research topic

contributions and improvement of the system that supports learning in the area of information management for marine science and oceanography. Additional contributions and improvement of the system can form the subject of research and development.

Contact: P. Nieuwenhuysen: [email protected] In collaboration with UNESCO-IOC-IODE

23 March 2007

Dept. of Hydrology and hydraulic engineering Research topics

Spatial and temporal variation in suspended matter composition (S. Wartel & M. Chen)

Investigation of radioisotope levels and variations in estuarine sediments, Scheldt estuary (S. Wartel & M. Chen & P. Claeys)

Small-scale temporal and spatial biota effects on sediment erodibility (M. Chen & N. Brion)

Sediment transport in estuarine environment (S. Wartel & M. Chen)

Assessment of suspended sediment stratification in estuarine environment (S. Wartel & M. Chen)

Contacts S. Wartel: [email protected] M. Chen: [email protected]

23 March 2007

Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management (APNA-VUB, L. triest) Research topics:

Freshwater Highly invasive exotic aquatic weeds: impact on plankton

biodiversity? Highly invasive exotic aquatic weeds: does one aquatic weed

facilitate the invasion of another weed? Interactions between phytoplankton, zooplankton and

periphyton in managed ponds with clear and turbid water Marine/Coastal:

Mangrove genetics: spatial patterns of genotypes within pollinator distances

Phylogeography of a coastal continental seagrass in Europe Gradients from coast to inland: genetic distances in water

plants Contact: Ludwig Triest ([email protected])

23 March 2007

Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management (APNA-VUB, N. Koedam)

Research topics: Temperate forests and urban ecology

See webpage: http://www.vub.ac.be/APNA/ Contact: Sandrine Godefroid ([email protected])

Biocomplexity how and why spatio-temporal dynamics in vegetation

and landscape occur Using VHR RS and ground truth, socio-economic

survey research, historic archive research Assist ecosystem management Thesis topics are available on:

http://www.vub.ac.be/APNA/restricted/topics_FDG.html Contact: Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

([email protected])

23 March 2007

MUMM MUMM=The Management Unit of the North Sea

Mathematical Models and the Scheldt estuary Modelling:

Operational forecast of Currents Water height

Model sediment transport Model oil pollution at sea

Monitoring: collecting marine information required to validate the models and make them operational, along with the various techniques used to assess the condition of the marine environment

Management Contact: Kevin Ruddick ([email protected]) Webpage: http://www.mumm.ac.be/EN/

23 March 2007

Marine Biology section (Biology dept. of Gent university) Benthic ecology: community and structure

European ecosystems Temperate ecosystems Tropical ecosystems

Copepoda-seagrasses biodiversity Benthos of Ecuadorian beaches

Polar ecosystems Global patterns

http://www.marinebiology.ugent.be/, for more details

Contacts: Magda Vincx ([email protected]) Ann Van Reusel ([email protected]) Steven Degraer ([email protected]) Marleen De Troch ([email protected])

23 March 2007

Marine Biology section (Biology dept. of Gent university) Suggestion

The effect of increased rainfall on beach meiofauna: a field experiment

Contact Magda Vinx Jan Vanaverbeke

23 March 2007

Biology campus Kortrijk (KUL) Research topic

Phytoplankton community composition in saline lakes in the Camargue wetland (France)

Contact Koeraad Muylaert

([email protected])

23 March 2007

Department Biology (Antwerp University) Research topics:

Effects of stress on aquatic organisms and ecosystems

Physiology and biochemistry of aquatic organisms

Contact: Valentine Mubiana

([email protected])

23 March 2007

Attention This is a non-exhaustive list! You can always suggest your own thesis

topic Contact the scientist with experience in that

field of science If you don’t have any idea who to contact, you

can always ask me or Valentine